Display device



NOV. l 1932. A W, KUNG DISPLAY DEVICE med April 21, 1952 funiuw '/1/5 ATTR/VE/ Patented Nov. 1i, 1932 Arnozs wfnLrNG, oF DAYmONfOH-ra This invention relate's-to display devices 1ere .particularly lto fa device for fdisiplaying signsfor cards ,f such las ar'e lvcon'ir'nonly 1 "usedlfc'r lWi'iido'tv displays and `thellike. YfT-h'ese v'-5 displaysig'ns o'rfcards iare or *variouss'izes iandfs'lrapes. Theyfreduentlyare in the nagtureofcut-cutsfrepresentingfpersons for nier- -fcfhandise and -afre sometimes four-.or five i fe'e't y high. It *has `been customary 'to construct 'suchsigns `from relatively heavy cardboard "or asimilar materia-l having'fsuiiicieri-t stiliness to standalone,l 'and to -provide each such 'sig-'n' 'with individual support or easel. *Such a construction is quite-"expensive 'dueto the relatively 1greatcost ofY the heavyv `mia- -L`Iteria-l trornwhich itis 'fornied andto the cost olf providing ftheindividual :easels `or' supporting members. Further, such signs lare correspondingly high.. y

One object of the presen-tdnventicnisto -providea--display device coinp'ri'sin'gla supporting"structureon lWhich-a sign or card of 'relatvelylthln'lght maiteraimay be detach- -ahly supported and 4Which may fbe ladj usted Atolaccoinrnedate it to signs 'or card-'s of diii-ere'it A'sizesfand shapes,

Aurthfer'object of thefvinvention is to provtle s'uch la supporting :structure which Will be simple and inexpensive in "construction lanfdkin which the'variou's-parts -mfa'y be quickly andeasi'ly adjusted.

*@thfer objects 'of 'the'invention will appear tis-'the'. device fis described in' detail.

'lIntlreaccompanying drawing Fig. '.1 is a iti-cnt elevation of' a 'supporting structure emhodyinglny linv'ention'; Fig.2 is a sid`e=ele 'vaticnshowing apartV o'the l'arms in section and showing the card Vsupported thereon; Fig. I8 is ia transverse "section taken on the line l 3-'-3 1ct-Fig '11; Fi'gnll is a perspective 'vievvlo'ffafportien' of themain standard Fig. 35i-'rs k'aperspective view offfa portionof the sppleental'standard; and Fig. 6 is a perspective l ifzievv 'of one-'of thefarms. I 50 ili'the drfawing Ihave illustrated one emheavy vnd 'bulky-and shipping v'charges are4 applicaties area npr'iial, 19'32. Yserial"'ir'ron'ec'c;sci,

fbodi'rnent "ofthe invention -but kit Will. be understood that the device may take various f'forni's Without departingvfrom lthe spirit of theinventi'on. r4V 1 l l'In that lfo'rnihere illustrated Ythe device f :ce'rnprises fa standard `l0 provided With `nieans tor supporting` the same in an `upright .posi- :tionf'su'ch as a hase block l1. Preferablyethe blower end of the standard fis vseatedin ia 'that'theffront surface 'ofthe standardI will :he iufsh I`ivi-th the front edge Soi the haselhlocl. `Iifdesired,the standar-d may be supportedin `a slightlyinclinedposition, showni'i'n Figa-'2, so' that the center oflgravity'will heV above-the G5 hase block 'butthis is Inot essential as fthe `Weight of Ithe'lojlock will retain a vertical :standard'in'its upright position. i The lstand'- iard'isp'r'ovidedv With a vplura-lityof transverse Vgrooves L13 adapted to receive cross arin's '14. The grooves :andi-cross varms are of such a character that fthe arms Will-be retained yin the 'grooves but will be longitudinally .adjust vahle therein. Preferably the lgrooves Vare -cllovetailed'asshown and the varms are of sinivilar cross secticrral shape and of such a size that they will fit snugly Within the grooves so las to be held normally against .longitudinal movement by AILfriction, l-'and they are of. la thickness suhstantially 'equal lto lfthel depth fof 4the "grooves so that -their 'rontsurfa'c'es Will v he `substal'ritialiliyl'flush -vith'th-e f'rcnt surface "Of'the standard.-

The standard is 'also'provided with a lon"- -fgitudifial channel `l5'extending for the -full length thereof and intersecting 1 the '.grooves 13. Slidablymounted in'the'if'zhannel -1'5 is 'fa 'supplementalstandardl which is profv-ided Withtr'ansverse dovetail'edgroove's 17 fsimil'arinsize and shape VVAto the l.grooves/13 'in the i'nailni standard' and therefore adapted toire'ceive iarmsof the same size :and shape ias 'those Which are lmounted in the main standard.. 'One or more of fthe transverse grooves 17in lthe supplementalstandard are 95 so arranged that they maybe movedfinto `line with a-selec-ted'on'e or'more of the grooves L113 in the main standard, whereby one of the arms may be Ainserted. through fthe. alined Agrooves y'13 vand l'yand willl servefto secure .109

the supplemental standard in its adjusted position. In the drawing l have shown but one groove of the supplemental standard in line with a groove in the main standard but the grooves in the two standards are spaced equal distances apart and it will be apparent that when the supplemental standard is moved downwardly two or more of the grooves therein will register with the corresponding grooves in the main standard. Thus the supplemental standard will not at any time obstruct any of the grooves in the main standard. The groove 15 is preferably dovetailed and the supplemental standard is of such a thickness that its front surface is flush with the front surface of the main standard.

A part of the transverse grooves in the supplemental standard are arranged obliquely to the length of that standard, as shown at 18 and 19, these grooves being of the same size and shape as the other grooves. Preferably the oblique grooves are arranged in pairs and extend along intersecting lines. As shown in Fig. 1, the groove 19 is arranged in a line which intersects the line of the groove 18 near one end ofthe supplemental standard and at a point remote from the other edge of that standard, thus enabling arms to be inserted simultaneously in both grooves. The supplemental standard may also be provided at its upper end with a groove or socket 2l to receive a vertically extending arm, in case the card has a part which projects above the top of the supplemental standard. The arms 14 are all of the same cross sectional shape and size but some of them differ in length from others, thus the arms are interchangeable in the grooves and any arm may be mounted in any groove. As a result the arms may be caused to project the desired distance beyond either edge of the standard and may be so positioned as to provide proper support for cards of various shapes, and for cards having narrow frail parts or extensions. l/Vhen the display card has wide portions on opposite sides of one of the transverse grooves two arms may be inserted end to end in the same groove to provide a wide support. By providing arms of the proper length display cards o1 widely different shapes may be properly supported without any part of the supporting structure being visible from the front of the display. For example, such a display card may have one portion of a width substantially equal to the width of one of the standards and another portion of such a width as to require the use of two arms end to end in one groove. Because of this adjustability of the support, together with the flat sup porting surface,the display cards may be made of relatively thin material, such as light cardboard or paper, and they may be ldetachably secured to the supporting structure in any suitable manner, but preferably the attaching means is such as to permit of the ready removal of the cards. This may be easily accomplished by means of gummed tape, as shown at 2O in Fig, 2. When a new card is to be substituted for the old card it is only necessary to sever the tape and remove the old card and then adjust the arms to the positions required by the new card and secure the new card thereto, all of which may be 'accomplished quickly and easily.

`While l prefer to mount the arms in dovetailed grooves as here shown because this permits the supporting surfaces of all the parts to be arranged in substantially the same plane, it will be understood that the grooves merely constitute sockets or guideways for the arms and that these sockets or guideways may take various forms so long as they permit of the desired adjustment ofthe arms. Likewise the supplemental standardmay be adjustably mounted on the main standard in various ways, it not being essential to the operation of the device that it should be supported in a channel in the front surface of the main standard, although this is preferable for the reasons above given.

While I have shown and described one embodiment of my invention I wish it to be understood that l do not desire to be limited to the details thereof as various modifications within the scope of the claims may occur to a person skilled in the art.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a support for a display'card, a main standard having a plurality of transverse sockets, a supplemental standard mounted on said main standard' for vertical adjustment thereon and having a plurality of transverse sockets arranged in different angular relations to the length of said supplemental standard, a plurality of arms interchangeably mounted in the sockets in said standards, said arms having their front surfaces arranged substantially in a. common plane, and means for supporting said main standard in an upright position.

2. In a support for a display card, a main standard having a plurality of transverse sockets, a supplemental standard mounted on said main standard for vertical adjustment thereon and having a plurality of transverse sockets arranged' in different angular relation to the length of said supplemental standard, a plurality of arms interchangeably mounted in the sockets in said standards, one of said sockets in said supplemental standard being arranged to receive an arm mounted in a socket in said main Ystandard and thereby hold said supplementaly standard against movement, and means for supporting said main standard in an upright position. .g

3. In a support for a display card, a stand- -isegses ard having transverse dove-tailed grooves'in the front surface thereof, cross arms mounted 1n said grooves for longitudinal adjustment with relation to said standard held normal-v ly by friction against movement in Ysaidl grooves and having their front surfaces substantially flush with the front surfaces of said standard, and means for supporting said standard in an upright position.

4. In a support for a display card, a standard having transverse grooves and oblique grooves in, the front surface thereof, a plurality of cross arms of different lengths interchangeably mounted in said grooves for longitudinal adjustment therein and having their front surfaces substantially flush With the front surface of said standard, and means for supporting said standard in an upright position.

5. In a support for a display card, a main standard having transverse dovetailed grooves in t-he front surface thercofiand having a longitudinal channel intersecting said transverse groove, a supplemental standard adjustably mounted in said longitudinal channel and having transverse dovetailed grooves in the front surface thereof, a plurality of arms interchaiigeably mounted in the grooves in said standards and-longitudinally adjustable therein, said arms being of thickness substantially equal to the depth-of said grooves, and means for supporting said main standardin an upright position.

G. In av support for a display card, a main standard having transverse dovetailed grooves and having a longitudinal channel intersecting said transverse grooves, a supplemental standard slidably mounted in said longitudinal channel and having transverse dovetailed grooves one of Which is adapted to be positioned in line with a selected transverse groove in the main standard, cross arms mounted in the transverse grooves in said standards, one of said arms extending through the alined grooves in the two standards and serving to secure said supplemental standard in adjusted positions, and means forv supporting said standard in an upright position.

7. In a support for a display card, a main standard having transverse dovetailed grooves and having a longitudinal channel intersecting said transverse grooves, a supplemental standard slidably mounted in said longitudinal channel and having transverse dovetailed grooves, a part of which extend obliquely to the length of said supplemental standard, a plurality of arms interchangeably mounted in the grooves in said standards and longitudinally adjustable therein, and means for supporting said main standard in an upright position.

8. In a support for a display card, a main standard having transverse dovetailed grooves and having a longitudinal channel intersecting said'transversely grooves, a supplemental standard slidably mounted in ,said

v'long'itudinal Ichannel; and "having transverse dovetailed grooves, Aa vpart of which 'extend :oblique-ly to ,th-'e length. ofsaidA supplemental standard, said oblique Iggg-rooves being arranged in pairs and-one grooveof each pair being arranged `in a, line( intersecting the other grooveofthatfpair ata point spaced a subst'antial'distance from thel edge of said snpplementalstandard, apluralityof arms in- 7 terchangeablylmounted in the grooves in said standards, andmeans to support said main standard ingan upright positionn 9. In a support for a display card, a

ymain standard1 having transverse doveta'iled to be positioned in line With aselected groove inIthe-jmain standard, and .a partv ofthe grooves in said supplemental standard yeX- tendingobliquely to the length of that standard, a plurality of arms of different lengths interchangeably mounted in the grooves in i said standards for 'longitudinal adjustment therein and having theirfront surfaces substantially flush with the yfront surfaces of said standards, one of said arms extending through the alined grooves in the two standl` ards to hold said supplemental standardin its adjusted position, and means for supporting said main standard in an upright position.

l0. In a support for a display card, an upright standard, and a plurality of transverse arms mounted on said standard and having their front surfaces substantially in a common plane to engage the rear surface of a flexible display card and support the same in 1 a plane parallel therewith, and means to engage the rear surface of said card and secure the same to said arms.

1l. In a support for a display card, an upright standard, and a plurality of transverse arms mounted on said standard and having their front surfacessubstantially in a com- -mon plane to engage the rear surface of a display card having portions of different Widths,

said arms being adjustable in the direction of their length to accommodate the same to the diiferent Widths of said card, and means to engage'the rear surface of said card and secure the same to said arms.

l2. In a support for a display card, an upright standard having a plurality of transverse sockets, and afplurality of arms of different lengths interchangeably mounted in said sockets and having their front surfaces substantially in a common plane to engage 1 asov therear surface of a display card having portions of `different Widths, said sockets having means engaging said arms in the rear of the front surfaces VVthereof lto, retain said arms in I said sockets and means to secure said portions of said card to the respective arms.

13. In a support for a display card, an upright standard having a plurality of i transverse guidevvays, arms interchangeably lm mounted in said guideWays and longitudinally adjustable therein and having their front surfaces substantially flush With the front surface of said standard, said sock-ets and said arms having interlocking parts to retain said arms in said sockets.

14. In a support for a display card, a main standard, a supplemental standard mounted on said main standard and adjustable length- Wise thereof, both standards having transverse grooves, a plurality of arms interchangeably mounted in said grooves for longitudinal adjustment therein, saidv standards and said arms having their front surfaces arranged substantially in a common plane, and means for supporting said main standardin an upright position.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature hereto.

ALOYS W. KLING. 

